WHAT WE DO

Donations
allow the all–volunteer Partnership to continue its free programs. You will become a Friend of the Partnership of the Historic
Bostons for a donation of $35 or more.

READING GROUP AT MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

We meet at the MHS to talk about important Massachusetts Bay documents and the latest scholarship.

We have read and discussed John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity," Winthrop's Journal, and the 1642 "Body of Liberties" and much more.

Librarian Peter Drummey has been kind enough to allow us to see some famous documents. At right, he is showing us a volume of the Winthrop Journal. Write or call if you are interested in joining us.

LECTURES

Your group can arrange for members
of the Partnership to present illustrated lectures at libraries,
civic organizations, and social groups on topics such as "Boston’s
Forgotten History 1630–1730," "The Two Bostons," "Survival: Boston
1630," "Five Myths About the Puritans," and much more.

We have spoken at the
New England Historic Genealogical Society, St. Botolph Club, and
Brookline Adult and Community Education among others. Let us know
whether you or your group is interested.

Charter Day

Join us each year on September 7 to commemorate the anniversary of the naming of Boston, Dorchester, and Watertown. A themed series of events follows Charter Day. Click HERE to see earlier Charter Day themes. Ask us about them.

To receive notices about upcoming events and more, send a note to phbostons@gmail.com.

TOURS

Follow in the footsteps of early Bostonians by taking one of our fabulous free walking tours. Each of our tours is original and carefully researched, and you won't find this information anywhere else.

"Founders Trail," "Crime and Punishment in Early Boston," and "Survival: Boston 1630," "Anne Hutchinson," and "Poxes and Prescriptions in Old Boston" tours are given in the new Boston from April to November. Join our mailing list by sending a note to phbostons@gmail.com.

As always, our tours are free. The Partnership is an all-volunteer organization, and we suggest a $10 donation to help defray expenses.

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Libraries, historical societies, and civic organizations have borrowed the 7-foot tall or the table-top Botolph's Town kiosk, which presents the ties between the two Bostons graphically. Write or call for availability.

Libraries enhance the display with selections from their own collections. Illustrated presentations can supplement the kiosk. The themes include the following:

Boston, What's in a Name Boston Men and Education in Massachusetts Search for Freedom The Church and Religious Matters Two Bostons, A Grand Exchange